General description
Ceftazidime + avibactam is a combination of a third generation cephalosporin (ceftazidime) and a betalactamase inhibitor (avibactam) used in the treatment of infections caused by extended-spectrum betalactamase-producing enterobacteriaceae or by P. aeruginosa as an alternative to treatment with carbapenem.
INN
Ceftazidime + avibactam
Medicine type
Chemical agent
EML status history
First added in 2019
(TRS
1021)
for
Carbapenem resistant Enterobacteriaceae
Added in 2019
(TRS
1021)
for
Carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Added in 2019
(TRS
1021)
for
Carbapenem resistant Acinetobacter baumannii
Therapeutic equivalent for
Wikipedia
DrugBank
Recommendations
Section
Reserve group antibiotics
- Parenteral > General injections > IV: 2 g in vial + 0.5 g in vial powder for injection